For You Blue ....

February 25 marks the day that George Harrison, also known as The Quiet Beatle, would have celebrated his 71st birthday. Sadly, he passed away in 2001 at the age of 58, a victim of cancer. 
Harrison's deep, introspective soul churned out incredible music while with The Beatles, but beyond that period as well. Since George was the youngest member (and also most quiet) of the group, it was surprising to the other Fabs when he proved that he had an inner voice, not just a physical one. His keen wit & sense of humor, along with spiritual platform, led the Beatle to pen "Taxman," introduce the modern world of music to Indian influences and create the tradition of large music shows to benefit social crises.  

I felt the need to chat about The Quiet Beatle on what would have been his 71st birthday. Chicago writer, Kit O'Toole, very graciously agreed to join me in a chat about George, where we'll discuss his modest upbringing, which led to a transformation into a rock star of herculean proportions. Kit is a contributing writer for numerous publications and it's a great honor to have her on the radio show.  Check out her work here: 

www.kitotoole.com

Contributor, Blinded by Sound

Contributor, Something Else! Reviews

Contributor, Cinema Sentries

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You can hear the show this Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at 1:00 pm CST (live)  -  and if you can't listen at that time, you may hear the recorded show at this same link, anytime after 1:30 pm


http://www.blogtalkradio.com/recipe-records-cookbook/2014/02/25/my-sweet-george



My Music Nugget of the Day:

I stumbled upon this video at www.georgeharrison.com. It's a clip of Dhani Harrison, George's son, along with Jeff Lynne (ELO) and it's their description of how they molded the last works of George Harrison into an album titled "Brainwashed," which was released about a year after George's death. It's absolutely touching....

http://georgeharrison.com/videos/


PEACE,
Lanea Stagg
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Opening Ceremonies

As the winter games unfold in Sochi, Russia, I once again reflected on my idea for a "Musical Olympic Games."  During 2012's summer games, I compiled a list of potential events for a musical competition & I've updated the list a smidge.  
My Musical Olympic games would kick off with a star-studded opening ceremony in snow-free Austin, Texas, where musicians from all over the world would take part in the Opening Flames.....bic lighters & Free Bird sing alongs.  Instead of mainstream soda company sponsorships...Recipe Records would be the sponsor, serving up rockin' foods.  I'm certain that our production would rival any performance that the Olympic committee would develop.
And, of course, the medals would be albums of gold, platinum and double platinum...

Here's The Official Event List:

Open Combined Acoustics

Speed Riffing

Rhythmic Percussion

Cross Country Touring
Crossover Country Open Event (Single & Double Event)

Artistic Woodwinds

Karaoke Open Event

Laser & Strobe Freestyle

Guitar Combo Amp Freestyle

Audio Mixing Slalom

Pitch-Shifting (Team and Individual Events)

Multi-Effects Pedalboard Team

Stage Presence

Downhill Marching Cadence Combined Event

Concertmaster Biathlon

Voco - Polo

Open Ice Chromatics

Roadies Obstacle Course

Downhill Rehab (Team and Individual Events)
Hurling (Individual Events & Roadie Combination)

Cymbal Curling

Harmonic Ping Pong (singles & doubles)

Synchronized Synthesizers

Underwater Electric Guitar

Chromatic Mixing
Moguls (judging by Bono & Springsteen)

The climax to the games:

Music Pentathlon - lyric & instrumental song writing, performance on 3 separate instruments and digital recording

My Music Nugget of the Day:
As a shout out to our friends in Sochi AND to The Beatles as America celebrates 50 years since the Fabs arrived in NYC-- Here's Billy Joel singing The Beatles' "Back in the USSR" during his historic tour ..all those years ago....   \  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Tah0DCubg&list=PLyy62DDQQvDSJqPN_cUeYXxl8r9zoWRs1

Check out my tiny video commercial -- Share it with your friends, too:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WTstALdNTs&feature=em-upload_owner

Peace & Rock & Roll,

Lanea Stagg

Recipe Records Cookbook

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